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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

This is a design obviously inspired by the Super Lion concept

I have a pencil drawing, with minimum specifications for a battlecruiser obviously inspired by the Super Lion. The maximum speed specified was 32 knots and the armament was 10-15in and 16-5in guns. I assumed that the armour basis was 9in. To be viable, this had to have lighter weight machinery. This is the Springsharp report:
GB/CB/1912 inspired by the Super Lion, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1912 (Engine 1917)

Displacement:
 41,106 t light; 43,049 t standard; 46,150 t normal; 48,631 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 800.00 ft / 800.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
 243.84 m / 243.84 m x 31.70 m  x 9.14 m

Armament:
      10 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1912 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
      16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in one mount, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1912 Model
   Quick firing guns in deck mount 
   on side amidships, 4 raised guns
 Weight of broadside 20,200 lbs / 9,163 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
 Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 140.00 ft / 42.67 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
   70.00 ft / 21.34 m Unarmoured ends
   Main Belt covers 113 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  1.50" / 38 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  9.00" / 229 mm
 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm       -         -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 4 shafts, 213,782 shp / 159,481 Kw = 32.00 kts
 Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 5,581 tons

Complement:
 1,573 - 2,046

Cost:
 £4.413 million / $17.651 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,234 tons, 4.8 %
 Armour: 12,224 tons, 26.5 %
    - Belts: 4,230 tons, 9.2 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 917 tons, 2.0 %
    - Armament: 3,299 tons, 7.1 %
    - Armour Deck: 3,528 tons, 7.6 %
    - Conning Tower: 249 tons, 0.5 %
 Machinery: 7,837 tons, 17.0 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,811 tons, 40.8 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,044 tons, 10.9 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   57,533 lbs / 26,096 Kg = 34.1 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
 Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m
 Roll period: 16.9 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.647
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.69 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 28.28 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  33.00 ft / 10.06 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
    - Mid (72 %):  31.00 ft / 9.45 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Stern:  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Average freeboard: 28.64 ft / 8.73 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.5 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 224.8 %
 Waterplane Area: 63,569 Square feet or 5,906 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,008 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.97
  - Longitudinal: 1.37
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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